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Jacqui Lait
Conservative MP for Beckenham
- Also represented Hastings & Rye
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 8,401 votes. — 338th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Jacqui Lait voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Communities and Local Government, Home Department, Treasury, Scotland, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Home Information Packs, Departments: Private Finance Initiative, Local Government Finance, Housing: Valuation, Housing: Low Incomes
(based on written questions asked by Jacqui Lait and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Planning Bill Committee (18 out of n/a)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Promotion of Volunteering Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Social Security Fraud Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Point of Order: Leaseholders' Rights Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“With the leave of the House, may I congratulate the Minister on her mammoth speech, even though it was deeply unhelpful? The people affected by the problems that we have discussed are public sector leaseholders, who have come to me, to the hon. Members for Hendon (Mr. Dismore), for Brent, North (Barry Gardiner), and for North Southwark and Bermondsey (Simon Hughes), and, interestingly, to...”
- Point of Order: Leaseholders' Rights Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“As the right hon. Lady moves through her speech, will she differentiate between the rights that are given to private sector leaseholders and public sector leaseholders? The problems that I have raised occurred well before the 2002 Act and have continued since its introduction. The legislation certainly helped with the problems of the private sector leaseholder. If she would differentiate, I...”
- Point of Order: Leaseholders' Rights Bill (26 Jun 2009) has video
“What the Minister just said was carefully worded. Did she mean that the Tenant Services Authority will also be invited to take into consideration the interests of public sector leaseholders in both council housing and the housing associations?”
More of Jacqui Lait's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 253 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 67 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Jacqui Lait speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 338 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £15,478 (486th) | £15,301 (502nd) | £21,222 | £17,958 (399th) | £19,266 (304th) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,734 (joint 250th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,226 (336th) | £17,433 (500th) | £22,291 | £14,510 (506th) | £18,290 (432nd) | £18,168 (joint 304th) | £16,179 (299th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £82,505 (482nd) | £84,073 (332nd) | £81,727 | £80,890 (39th) | £73,984 (63rd) | £71,763 (53rd) | £43,835 (414th) |
| Communications Allowance | £6,858 (378th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,024 (348th)* | £6,970 (344th)** | £6,847 | £12,485 (251st) | £15,519 (128th) | £19,685 (56th) | £14,300 (85th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £40 (joint 442nd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £764 (334th) | £870 (328th) | £1,068 | £625 (442nd) | £708 (403rd) | £1,354 (joint 199th) | £2,476 (joint 37th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,853 (145th) | £3,737 (217th) | £3,501 | £2,447 (339th) | £3,548 (201st) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,208 (joint 314th) | £1,058 (joint 320th) | £1,058 | £1,482 (586th) | £1,482 (572nd) | £1,482 (548th) | £1,482 (475th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,916 (464th) | £129,442 (joint 460th) | £137,714 | £130,397 (183rd) | £132,797 (86th) | £132,174 (22nd) | £94,046 (189th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,836 (29th). Rail £101 (555th). Other: Mileage £87 (53rd).